St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-29
WITH RESISTLESS FURY.
That is the Way the Flames Swept
rswn on the Thriving Town of
Earshfield, Wis,
And in a Few Short Hours Reduced a
Prosperous Village to Smok-
ing Ash Heap.
But One or Two Houses Left to Mark
the Former Site of Hundreds
of Homes.
The Half Clothed and Starving Inhabi-
tants Removed to Other Places
0shkosh's Generosity.
Special to the Globe.

IL tU Il. ILL.,, NOHudy, IIe WAS UlScONGTeu
in the lumber yard of the Upham Man.
ufacturing company. The department
quickly responded and within six min
utes had three streams of water playing
on the flames. The fire started in about
the center of the yard and so dry was
the lumber that when the fire depart
ment arrived the flames had covered
three large piles of lumber, and it be-
came evident that no power on
earth could save the piles of
lumber. Attention was turned to saw
ing the Banner mills and elevator and
staying the progress of the flames.
Eastward slowly but surely the blaze
crept back, and they, too, were soon
abandoned. The flames then went
southwest to the furniture factory,
planning mill, veneer works, dry houses,
warehouses and paint shop. westward
to the saw mill, and the whole of Up
hams immense plant was in ashes.
Eastward they crept to Cramer & Sons
livery barn and the Travellers home,
having in the meantime
REACHED NoRTHwARD
to the Wisconsin Central water tank and
the depot: the Been warehouses and
lumber piles of Adam Haffer, S. l..
Mason and NJ. J. Powers, and to the
First ward, sweeping everything before
them. Efforts were being made to keep
the flames from crossing the street
which was the key to the main business
portion of the city. This, too, proved
unavailing, the engines having been
driven from the pumps. and several hun
dred feet of the city hose and the
hook and ladder cart having been
burned. Quickly the blaze shaped
across the street to the Central house
and barn and the barn of q. Toilette,
and erept down South Depot street. TAX
ing j. K. Ohls' blacksmith and wagon
shop. Henry Moldenhaur's saloon, the
Democrat office, Lizzie Kerk's millin-
erysstOre and dwelling, A.. Horl's mar
-ket, j. Canniver's saloon, Schmith's
store, on the corner of Cen
tral avenue and South Depot
street, thence south, Then they
backed against the wind. sweeping over
Fassbender's tailor shop, Thomas
Mersch's saloon and residence, F. Col
cher'S barber shop, Samuel COurncOu's
saloon, Berg's blacksmith shop, N.
Lahf's saloon. Mohl's market and bak-
cry, p. +. Lum's harness shop, Most
Martins hotel and saloon. Here an
other attempt was made to stay the
element by covering the Upham
store. For a time the prospects were
flattering, several buildings having been
blown up with dynamite, but fate was
against every ffertand the store, too,
was soon in flames, as well as the shed,
l.. Harlett's hotel and saloon, the city
hall and the fremont house. The Clark
house, E. LendStri's building, Miss
Powers millinery store and the ingalls,
building fell i'll their turn. In the mean
time the Thomas house, two blocks off,
took fire, and down Central avenue
came
FHF 7tII-DEvoURING ELEMENT. -.
Dolls residence and furniture store.
Noll Il Sons hardware store, "A. Thomas
shoe shop, n. Berg's residence. Elves
jewelry store, F. Theisen'S harness
shop. E.. Derby's furniture store, the
Hip building, Bogerand's photograph
gallery and residence, with the resi-
dences on Maple street were destroyed.
simultaneously the flames had jumped
to the Vannedom block, wiping out
KedorS & Co.'S. KantZSkey'S, dentist;
Sexton, druggist; Masonic hall, III. II.
Farrow & Co.'s restaurant, n. F. Head
strom and 3. HeadstrOm, notions,
and jewelry, Budge's drug store, Mrs.
Smith millinery store and residence, j.
Morris saloon and residence. j. j.
Williams hardware, W. L. Briggs
clothing, Rumenoff'S hall, Korth's
the Marshfieid house, ThOrp's residence,
Springbone'S residence. j. NJ. NOrtOn'S
residence and two tenement buildings
on Third street and the pOStOffice build
ing. DR.. Lathrop'S office. Cole e Parse'S
Office, Coon City clerk's office, J. Sermetz
hotel and saloon, the union market, the
American house and barn, Hillbe'S fur
niturc shop and the municipal court
room on the West side. Gerwing's store,
-.
and j. Siedle'S meat market, ,Schmiller'S
shoe shop, NJ. Raphe's residence, S.
Lucrck;s saloon and residence, tine
Times Office, Jerion'S residence and
barn, the Farmers Home and barn,
Marzahl & Hoeloz's cigar factory, P
Weber's residence all succumbcd and
here the
PRoGEEss OF THE FLAMES
eastward were stayed. On the north
side of the First ward besides the beer
warehouse and lumber burned. the
warehouse of the Qpham Manufactur-
ing company and J. Rumenoff. the lat
ter operated by Nick Mellenback. j.
Coverturcs and c. Guckenberger's
saloons, the residences of DR.. Ii. A.
Latlirop, o. w. Saunder, James John
son, S. Evans. EA S. Renne.
+. ~. Cady. James Tallant and
some thirty others residences and
dozen barns are in ashes.
At - o'clock assistance was asked for
f.: Stevens Point. Capt. Joyce, of
tn Fire King. tool, the responsibility of
responding with crew. They arrived
80 p. m. too late to be of much
s vice with their engine, but they did
'cllent service i'll saving property,
w rking with a Will to the end, which
Il Il not come until : O'Clock u. m. Man
vile, Spencer, Colby, Auburndale
and Hewitt were also out in
force and rendered valuable assist
ance in saving goods. IL is impossible
at this time 10 give any intelligent ap-
proximation of the loss, but it will not
be less than s4,oo0,oQQo, the Upham COM
,,....s r-.:S's loss being fully one-half that
amount. \ large part CT the lumhv1;ss
burned belonged to Sangcr..Rn,c.h well l&
Co., of Milwaukee,. The Insurance is
hard TO estimate, but it is known that
nearly all were insured light, and in
many instances not at all.
FURTHER DETAILS.
MILwAUKEE. June 2S.--A special
from Marshfeld says it is impossible &c &c
,get at the exact figures of u Il the losses and
insurance by yesterdays fire. The loss
Will exceed 81 .000,000 and The total in
susalcc may reach $500, 900. The agency
of j. Reilly held sl00,O00 worth of risks.
The burned district embraces eight
blocks, bounded as follows: A street.
OH TIE north, Fourth street Oil The south,
Maple street on the east. and Chestnut
street on the west. The Upham Manu-